Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13469, Timothy Fay, Conn Continental Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
continental
Mass
Fay, Timothy How, Sarah
W. 13469
Former widow
CONTENTS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden County ss -
On this first day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me the subscribers one of the justices of the Peace within and for said County Samuel Crosby and Susanna Crosby both of Springfield in said County who on their oath do testify and say that Sarah Fay Widow of Timothy Fay was married to Edmund Hove in the fall of the year 1808. and that said Edmund Hove died on the 10th. day of Sept. 1828. and that said Sarah has ever since said 10th day of Sept. 1828. been a widow - she has not been married since the decease of said Edmund Hove - The deponents further testify and say that said Edmund Hove was the father of said Susanna Crosby and lived in their family at the time of his decease known to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Crosby Susanna Crosby
Before me George Cotton Justice of the Peace -
I hereby certify that the above named deponents are persons of truth and veracity -
George Cotton Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampshire ss:
I Justin Willard Clerk of the Probate Court within & for the said County of Hampshire do hereby certify that George Cotton before showing the within Depositions of Lemuel Crosby & Susanna Crosby then occupied, is a justice of the Peace within & for said County & that his name subscribed to the certificate thereof is genuine his genuine signature, & in his hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Springfield This first day of May A.D. 1838
Justin Willard Clerk.

2256 Massachusetts
Oct 29 Aug 1838 J. Willard
Sarah How formerly widow of Timothy Hay dec. Con n who died on the 24th April 1799 of Hampshire in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Webb in the C o . time for 9 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Aug. 1838 and Seat Pension Chester Industries Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1835 $560.00 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept. $40.00
$600.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 9th } 1837
Recorded by W. G. Addis Clerk, Book 7 Vol. 2 Page 52

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the third section of the act of 4th. of July 1836, and of the first section of the act of 3. March 1837 -
State of Massachusetts Hampshire County ss.
29 th On this twenty ninth day of May 1830 personally appeared before the subscribers Judge of Probate for said County, Sarah Hove a resident of Chester in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts aged eighty five years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836, and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3. 1837. That she was married to Timothy Hove who was a soldier in the army of the revolution - That he served at Roxbury in the year 1775. about eight months the names of the officers under whom he served are not recollectable he then resided in the town of Northboro Mass - after said term of service he removed to Winchester in Litchfield County State of Connecticut and served in the Connecticut line under Col. Samuel B Webb about three years as will appear by the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut which is herunto annexed - She further declares that she was married to the said Timothy Hove on the 24 th . day of July 1777, and that after the close of the last term of service herein specified said Timothy removed to the town of Shrewsbury in the State of Massachusetts where he lived until the year 1795. when he removed to the town of Chester in the State of Massachusetts where he lived until the time of his decease, that her husband the aforesaid Timothy Hove died on the 24 th . day of April 1799. That she was afterwards married to Edmund Hove who died on the 30 th . day of Sept. 1828, and that she was a Widow on the 4 th . July 1836, and still remains a widow, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed -
Sarah Hove
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
W.W. Morris Judge of Probate for said County

and I further certify that the said Sarah Howe by reason of age and infirmity is unable to attend the courts.
Oliver B Morris Judge of Probate
Hampden June 9 1830 and now I the said judge after the investigation of the whole matter do declare my opinion that the said Timothy Fay was a robber in the execution, that he lived as stated in the foregoing declaration, that he died in the month of April A.D. 1, having the said Sarah his widow, that the said Timothy was married to the said Sarah July 27th 1777 - that after the decease of said Timothy the said Sarah was married to the said Edmund Howe, and that said Howe died on the 10th day of September 1820 when the said Sarah again became a widow, and that she has ever since remained and now is a widow -
Oliver B Morris Judge of the court of Probate for said county of Hampden
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden SS:
I Justice Willard Clerk of the Probate Court within & for said County of Hampden hereby certify that the Hon. Oliver B. Morris is the Judge of said Court and that his name & signature subscribed to the foregoing certificates is genuine & in his own proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Probate Court at Springfield this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight
Justice Willard Clerk

Send certificate to Chas. F. Faxon

I Timothy Fay of Chester in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty six years being duly sworn do testify before me that I am the son of Timothy Fay late of said Chester deceased. That I was seventeen years old at the time of my said Father's decease, which occurrence I well remember. He was drowned in said Chester by the upsetting of a canoe on the West Branch of the Westfield River in the month of April A.D. 1816. I well recollect often to have heard him in his life time speak of his having been at Charleston at the time of the battle of Sullivan's Hill. I have heard him say that the Regiment to which he was attached did not go on to the Hill on account of some misunderstanding as to the orders given. I have always understood that his period of service at that time was eight months at Roxbury & the vicinity. I have heard him speak of Putnam as an officer in your command there but do not recollect hearing him state under what officers he served. I further state that I have also often heard him speak of his service in the Connecticut line & of his having been deprived of his pay by the depreciation of the continental money. I have also heard him speak of Col Webb as the Colonel under whom he served in the Connecticut line. I have always had the impression & understanding that this period of service was a period of three years. This impression and understanding I have derived partly from what I recollect to have heard my father say & partly from family tradition. I can not recollect the tradition of the particular places where he served at particular times, but I remember to have heard him speak of being in service at Long Island - New York & the Jerseys.
I further state that I have always been told that my mother's name when a girl & before her marriage with my father (said Timothy Fay) was Sarah Hagan. The first place on this earth of which I have any recollection is the town of Haverbury in the County of Worcester, Massachusetts where I have always understood that she was married, & I well

know the Clancy man, Rev Joseph Sumner who is said to have joined them in marriage - I have been at his house & have often seen him at my father's house - I have always lived under the same roof with my said Mother, (now the widow Sarah Howe) from my childhood excepting about two years viz. from the year 1808 at the time of her second marriage unto Edmund Howe, to the time of her separation from him in 1810 or the first part of 1811 - My said Father removed from said Shrewsbury to Winchester in Connecticut as I have always been told in 1797 - immediately after her first marriage, & removed back to said Shrewsbury before my revolution, but I well recollect their removing from said Shrewsbury to Chester afterwards - I being then about thirteen years of age. I understood that said Edmund Howe died at Howly in the County of Franklin Mass at about ten or twelve years ago - the two years (& over) during which my said Mother lived with said Howe - she lived in said Howly - I further state that I well recollect that Capt Martin Rinsley of Dedham (now of York State) (with whom I was well acquainted) came to my Father's house in said Chester - when I was at work in the lot with my father, they then talked about a discharge & about getting my father's wages for revolutionary services at Hartford - - that they went into the house together, & some paper or papers were delivered to said Rinsley by my father - & I recollect his coming again not many weeks after, when I saw him pay over to my father in silver dollars a sum which I think was about eighteen dollars & I understood that said Rinsley had half for his agency & that the whole sum procured by him for my on account of my father's revolutionary services at that

time was about $30. as to the sums aforesaid. my recollection is not very clear but such is the impression on my mind - as to the sums paid to my father however Ver. about $18. I am quite clear in my recollection.
Timothy Fay
Hampden ss.
June 8 th 1838 Then personally appeared the above named Timothy Fay and subscribed & made oath to the truth of the above deposition before me
Justin Willard
I further certify that the said Justin of the Pleas the above named Deponent is well known to me as a man of truth & veracity & a credible witness,
Justin Willard
Justice of the Pleas
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampden, ss.
I, JOHN INGERSOLL, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampden, do certify, that Justice Willard Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty Eight
John Ingersoll Clerk.

Town Clerk's Office, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, April 5 th 1838.
The following transcript is from the Record of Marriages of this town.
"By Rev'd Joseph Sumner, Timothy Gay Junr. of Northboro' & Sarah Hoagar of Shrewsbury, July 27 th 1777."
This is a true record & copy, the date is expressed on said record in fair, legible figures, as above, & reads as follows: July, twenty seventh, one thousand seven hun- dred & seventy seven.
A copy,
Attest, A. R. Phelps, Clerk.
I, A. R. Phelps above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the county, town & state aforesaid, & that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, as certified by me.
A. R. Phelps, Clerk of the Town of Shrewsbury.
Sworn before me, William Jennison, Just. Peace. Worcester, Jp. Apr. 6. 1838.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, Jp.
I, Joseph G. Kendall, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County of Worcester, do certify, that William Jennison, Esquire, above named, is a justice of the peace, in and for

said County of Worcester, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court, at Worcester, this sixth day of April, 1838.
W. G. Kendall. Clerk.

3590
admitted Pa. 2 yrs #80.
died in 1799.

State of New York } Chenango County ss. } Be it known that before the Subscribers (a justice of the peace, in & for the county aforesaid) personally appeared Martin Kingsley of Columbus in said county who being first duly sworn according to law deponeth & says that he is eighty one years of age that during the Revolutionary war & until ten years ago he lived in the town of Bracket in the State of Massachusetts Massachusetts that after the close of the Revolutionary war he was considerably engaged in agencies for soldiers at Boston & Hartford in settling their claims for Revolutionary services that amongst the persons for whom he transacted this business was Mr. Timothy Gray of the town of Chester who employed this deponent to arrange his claims at Hartford for his revolutionary services that this deponent did as his agent transact said business for him and receive for his wages at Hartford & that the said Timothy Gray was drowned at Chester a good many years since but cannot state the year but knows that it was the identical Timothy Gray for whom he did the business at Hartford & that he never did any business of the kind at Hartford for any other person by the name of Timothy Gray that he was acquainted with the said Timothy Gray to the period of his death & with his family up to the time this deponent left Bracket which was about ten years ago & knows that he left a widow & family in Chester
Subscribed & sworn before - Martin Kingsley on this 16 th day of April 1838
Isaac Jones for justice of the peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with Martin Kingsley who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit that he is a person of integrity & that his statement is entitled to full credit and also that the words five years in the above affidavit were erased and the words who since interlined before execution
Isaac Jones for justice of the peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
CHENANGO COUNTY } ss. Clerk's Office,
I, PEREZ RANDALL, Clerk of the county of Chenango, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, do hereby certify, that Isaac Jones Jr. Esquire, was on the Sixteenth day of April 183 8 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity: And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Isaac Jones Jr. and verily believe the signature to his Affidavit to be his proper hand writing.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county, and subscribed my name this 19th day of April 183 8
P. Randall, Clerk
Isaac Jones Jr.

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Isaac Jones Jr. Columbus N.Y.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13469
Sarah Horn
widow of
Timothy Gny
Pr. Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 345
[Arrangement of 1870.]